basketball never sleeps

Chapter 72 Reason, what reason do you want me to use!
"Listen Dwyane, how many times have I told you that you don't always have to find a gap for a layup when confronting. If there is a hand in front of you, just go up and shoot. In the first three quarters, hit An inside foul is far worth two points to you!"

"Damn it, you put your hands behind your head, I'll lean on it!" Wade said angrily, gritting his teeth.

"I'm here to protect you, idiot, otherwise you won't be able to last two rounds in front of me. If you want to try my normal inside defense, I'm also willing to help you." Mo Wen said with a sneer.

"Then come on, bastard! I can kill you without your foul moves!"

Wade, who puffed out his cheeks, seemed to have gotten lucky, took a breath and attacked the basket behind Mo Wen again.

Sudden acceleration - continuous change of direction - swaying with the ball - flying dunks.

The first three steps went smoothly, and Mo Wen seemed to be shaken away by him, but just when Wade was about to stand up and fly, the figure pounced from the side pulled him back to reality.

Flying in the air and staring wide-eyed, Wade didn't know how Mo Wen managed to cause pain in three muscles on his body at the same time, but the result of the confrontation was obvious. If Mo Wen hadn't pulled him in the end In a flash, he might really want to learn how toads get on all fours.

"If you play like this in front of Big Ben, I will call an ambulance for you before the game."

Looking at the concerned eyes of his teammates next to him, Mo Wen waved his hand, "He is not dead, everyone continue training."

"Piston, is it strong?"

Wade, who regained his footing, let out a sigh of relief, lost his aura just now, and asked in a low voice.

"Strong? Of course the Pistons are not strong. Chauncey and Hamilton work as blacksmiths on the outside every day. Prince plays like a wooden man without passion. Rasheed is a soft guy who likes to shoot like Webber. As for Big Ben's free throws Worse than Shaq, buddy is probably the only reliable one."

"Before winning the championship, you can find at least 3 guys who are better than them in the same position for each of them. The reason why we can win the championship is that there is no weak defense, whether it is outside or inside. Open an opening, and you can only slowly suffocate to death due to lack of oxygen in a small space."

"Shaq may be the only person in the league who can penetrate their defense with his personal strength, but if you only want to rely on Shaq to solve the problem, then I... have nothing to say, after all, he has the highest salary."

Mo Wen could vaguely see a nostalgic smile on his face. He had a good relationship with the starters of the Pistons. He would not ruin all his memories in the Pistons just because of Larry Brown. , brother is brother, enemy is enemy, he takes it very lightly.

"So, you guys forced me to learn to draw fouls just to beat someone inside the Pistons?" Wade seemed to understand something.

But Mo Wen shook his head.

"No, this kind of trick doesn't work well in the playoffs. I teach you to draw fouls just because I'm afraid that you will get injured and miss the game if you foolishly rush to the basket every day. At that time, I will do two jobs for one salary. Too bad."

"... Falk squid, come again!"

Apart from Wade, Mo Wen coached the most insiders during the team's training.

Especially Haslem and Big Zhi. On the one hand, they still have a lot of room for improvement technically. On the other hand, it is because in the Heat's latest schedule, O'Neal's average playing time in the back has been determined to be unavailable. More than 35 minutes per game.

And Riley, who has always been strict with players and likes to trade players' health for team performance, also rarely agreed to this proposal.

In the final analysis, O'Neal is 32 years old. For a heavy center, this is already a very dangerous age. The reason why the Lakers are willing to "sell" O'Neal is because of his big contract and Kobe's pressure on the other hand. It was out of concern about O'Neill's injury.

In the past three seasons, O'Neal had to undergo some minor surgery in each season and missed more than ten games. This trend is very dangerous. O'Neill in decline.

"I think we should give Mo another salary. One thing to say, he's really good at this."

The team's chief training assistant Jack told Stan Van Gundy so.

"Give him a salary, and then fire you? You know Mr. Riley's character, he doesn't support idlers." Van Gundy curled his lips.

"Then I didn't say it - but this kid is indeed a coach." Jack smiled mischievously.

"That'll have to wait until he retires, but with the way he's playing, I don't know if I'll see him retire before I retire."

Van Gundy said with a wry smile.

Playing in the Heat, Mo Wen did not act like he wanted to fish for the Pistons, but he also played on the floor in a healthy way. His teammates would not take much shots if he could solve him. He would never dunk if he could layup. To steel the opponent's inside line, even the jumper usually takes a little step back.

Sometimes they could also feel the power hidden in Mo Wen's body, but this kid was just like a miser, and they couldn't do anything unless he took it out.

If it were someone else, Van Gundy or Riley would have already sprayed it, but they really have nothing to do with Mo Wen, because this kid seems to be omnipotent, so what else can they say?

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The Heat's schedule at the beginning of the season was not very comfortable, home and away games alternated, and the players didn't have much training time.

On November 11, the Heat played against the Bucks at home.

After Mo Wen's consecutive amazing performances, the "No. 66 jersey" on the sidelines of the Heat also ushered in explosive growth.

Although the proportion of Asians in Miami is not large, there are as many as 7% Latinos, and there are not many people with yellow skin. Mo Wen's complexion, his appearance, and his performance on the court easily captured him. A large number of fans.

When the home DJ called out his name, the audience cheered, and Mo Wen raised his hand quite proudly.

Playing, except for the championship and big contracts, isn't that what the picture is about.

After seeing the Heat's starting lineup, some fans were wondering why they adjusted the lineup again, but after seeing the Bucks' starting lineup, many fans who understand the game seem to understand what's going on.

Heat starting this game: Wade, Mo Wen, Haslem, Malik Allen, Wang Zhizhi.

Bucks starters: Mo Williams, Reed, Van Horn, Joe Smith, Gadzuric.

The Heat don't want to be in the three-inner lineup, but the height of the Bucks' striker is a bit too much.

Van Horn, Joe Smith, Gadzuric, the shortest ones are all 208 tall.

They don't go up a little bit. In the absence of big sharks, this rebound may be robbed.

But there is no way, whoever makes the Bucks' starting small forward Mason also miss due to injury, they can't find a reliable substitute, so they can only let Van Horn temporarily top.

The Bucks didn't have any big trade signings in the summer, the only bright deal was to get "Little Mo" out of the Jazz.

TJ Ford, the hopeful star they selected last year, had a potential spinal injury. In the team with the Timberwolves last year, he was knocked to the ground by "Mad Dog" Madsen. At that time, his neck was numb, and it was determined in the later diagnosis They have to be reimbursed for the season, and Mo Wen's teammate in the Pistons last season, Mike James, who they originally signed this year, also suffered a knee injury in the third game of the new season.

There weren't any big lineup changes, and the Bucks' defense became more slack during the regular season.

The three big men of the Bucks look very bluffing, but the combined frame protection ability of the three cannot keep up with a big Ben.

Mo Wen was still thinking about whether to play positional warfare tactics or not, but he started to let himself go in the middle of the first quarter.

Don't talk to me about those things, just shut your mouth, I'll throw a ball, and Wade will charge me!

In the first quarter, Mo Wen sent Wade four alley-oops—two alley-oop layups and two alley-oop dunks, which directly blew up the American Airlines Arena.

Although Van Gundy felt that Mo Wen and Wade were fooling around, he had to grin in front of the camera and cheer for this wonderful performance.

Reed intentionally played a few response balls for a show, but looked at his teammates behind him.

Xiao Mo at 185, Joe Smith who floats outside jumpers, Van Horn who has always played softly, and blue-collar Gadzuric.

Forget it, let's honestly shoot from the outside.

Haslem got a lot of chances in this game. Van Horn, who was facing him, couldn't hold back his air cuts. If the Bucks came to defend from other insiders, Wang Zhizhi and Malik both had certain shooting abilities. .

Wang Zhizhi's corner three-pointer has been practiced well. The coaching staff has been considering giving him more playing space recently. The success of the Pistons last year has allowed more and more teams to develop zone defense tactics. With a [-]% shooting rate, even if he can't be a starter, he can become an important rotation substitute.

Mo Wen and Reed had an explosive match in this game. Reid's hand feeling is good, and after the new rules, Mo Wen can't play easily, and the interference he can give is limited on the outside.Reid's defense did not bring much threat to Mo Wen, but unfortunately Mo Wen didn't take many shots, and usually assisted his teammates when he was playing fast break.

Wade beat up Xiao Mo who had just mentioned the starting position. When he was crushed in terms of height and weight, Xiao Mo didn't know how to defend at all.

Later, Bucks coach Terry Porter brought up Strickland, who was about the same size and weight as Wade, but it was useless. The veteran could withstand it, but the lateral movement was too slow, and it was the rule of NH. , It's the home whistle again, Wade doesn't have to fight in front of him, he can pass him in a disguise.

The Bucks scored 109 points in this game relying on offense, but the Heat scored more.

莫闻15投10中，三分5中2，罚球4中4，砍下26分12助攻8篮板2抢断，韦德32分4助攻5篮板1盖帽，哈斯勒姆24分12篮板，王治郅18分6篮板，马利克12分6篮板。首发五人全部上双。

The Heat scored 116 points in the game, which made all the Heat fans who came to watch the game very happy.

"I can't imagine how strong the Heat will be after O'Neal comes back!"

"The Heat are playing so well now, Mo and Wade's lobs are so cool, next time I will definitely buy front row tickets and ask them to sign!"

"Heat Championship!!"

After the game, many fans did not leave immediately, but discussed with the people around them.

The Heat's football market is good, but they are short of a championship, and the fans always lack confidence when speaking outside.

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At the end of the sweet Eastern Conference schedule, the Heat tied for first place in the Eastern Conference with the Pacers with a score of 4 wins and 1 loss.

But the next two games will not be easy.They will have two consecutive away games without O'Neal, and they will face the current No. [-] Mavericks in the Western Conference and the Spurs, who were originally the champions of this season in history.

The Mavericks made a big change in the summer, sending away Jamison, Walker, Nash, trading for Stackhouse, Jason Terry, Devon Harrison, and also signed Road's "second center in the West" Dampier.

The Heat's coaching staff originally thought that the Mavericks were No. [-] in the West and they were No. [-] in the East. The two teams should have the ability to touch each other.

But in the game, the Mavericks entertained guests from afar with a big victory like chopping melons and chopping vegetables.

Even the news that the Mavericks have recently reported discord between owner Cuban and head coach Nelson Sr. has not affected the team's performance.

Mo Wen was not depressed because of the loss. It’s not that he has a clear conscience because of his good performance, but the gap in the team’s lineup. luxury tax is high.

Other teams are playing ball, but Cuban is playing money!

In the game against the Spurs, the Heat also resisted and lost after the fourth quarter. Not to mention the overall defense of the Spurs, the Heat couldn't defend Duncan well on the inside, and facing the Spurs' twin towers, their The rebounding loss was also miserable.

Even his teammates couldn't open it, and it was rare for Mo Wen to be alone.

He can often meet copies of the Spurs, and he also knows the weaknesses of GDP. Mo Wen's precise mid-range shots and singles hardening once helped the Heat bite the score in the first three quarters.

Mo Wen scored 32 points in three quarters, which made Popovich frown.

If it wasn't for Mo Wen's physical exhaustion in the fourth quarter, maybe Bo Wen would give everyone a "talent".

The Heat lost, but everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Because, the shark that was stranded in front is finally going back to the embrace of the sea now.

"It's over, brothers, I'm back, and I will lead you to win next."

In the locker room, O'Neal patted his chest and said sincerely.

"Sorry, Shaq, the next game might not be your show time yet."

After taking a shower, Mo Wen shook his hair and showed an evil smile, interrupting O'Neill's speech
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In the Auburn Hills training arena, two rather slender players are singled out on the court.

"'Strong Juice' (Caron Butler's nickname) is much more desperate than Mo Ke. It seems that the excitement brought to him by the trade is really not small."

Billups sat on the bench next to the court, drinking Gatorade, watching the two bamboo poles with great interest.

"The person who was traded is like this. It's not bad that he can maintain this state. If you want me to say that Prince lacks such passion and drive, the kid before is also the same. He is plain and meaningless at all."

Hamilton on the side also smiled.

Caron Butler on the field was already very tired, but the unwillingness in his heart still drove him to grit his teeth and persevere.

"Am I worse than him?" "Didn't you say the Heat would be my home?" "I worked so hard for the Heat!"

"why why why!"

"Why did you abandon me?!"

Sad memories came to my mind, and Caron Butler let out a deep growl, like an angry little beast after being abandoned.

He pushed against Prince with all his strength, and pressed towards the inside line.

Prince didn't defend this time, sideways to give Caron Butler space to drive to the basket for a dunk.

"Be sensible, Caron."

Prince put his arm on Caron Butler's shoulder, but Caron Butler broke away from Prince's arm.

"Reason, what reason do you want me to use!"

"I've been treated like that by those bastards, how can I be rational! Huh? I was sold out like that by that bastard, and I was kicked out of the house like a dog. Is it called rational if I still keep silent?"

Butler was born in a slum, joined the gang at the age of 10, and even helped to sell drugs. He was born at the bottom of the bottom and he was the most loyal and hated betrayal.

Originally, he was very angry when he was notified as a bargaining chip in history, but his trade partner was the league's No. [-] center O'Neal, and he went to the Lakers, a top-ranked giant in the NBA, so he was wronged but he could swallow it.

But now, his trading partner turned out to be Mo Wen, a rookie who was a year below him, and he was not qualified enough, so he added a first-round pick.

Isn't this blatant humiliation?
Mo Wen's performance this year is good, but he can also score 15+5 in his rookie season. After the ball has increased, he believes that his statistics will not be bad.

"Are you wronged?"

Billups kicked Caron Butler's ass directly and said coldly.

"Look up, besides Prince, no one in the Pistons has been traded now, don't lose your temper like a bitch."

"Everyone came here like this. If you have the strength, you can play hard tomorrow and hit them in the face. If you don't have the strength, just hold back and work hard to become stronger."

"You've probably heard the story of Mo and Larry, so you're not the only Avenger in tomorrow's game."

　There is one more at 8 o'clock

　　
　
(End of this chapter)